(19)
(11) EP 2 120 041 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/47

(21) Application number: 09169524.7

(22) Date of filing: 07.03.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 27/00(2006.01)
G01R 33/12(2006.01)
G01N 33/543(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 09.03.2000 RU 2000105511

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
01922159.7 / 1262766

(71) Applicant: Magnisense Technology Limited
Limassol (CY)

(72) Inventors:
  • Nikitin, Petr, Ivanovich
    127562 MOSCOW (RU)
  • Vetoshko, Petr, Mikhailovich
    113054 MOSCOW (RU)

(74) Representative: Colombet, Alain AndrĂ© et al
Cabinet Lavoix 62, rue de Bonnel
69448 Lyon Cedex 03
69448 Lyon Cedex 03 (FR)

   


(54) Analysis of a mixture of biological and/or chemical components using magnetic particles


(57) Technical field: analysis of mixtures, predominantly of biologic origin, for the contents of biological and/or chemical components, and analysis of mixtures, which parameters determine vital functions of biologic objects.
Entity: spatially arranging a chosen component attached to magnetic particles, exposing the particles to a magnetic field, and recording a magnetic induction signal, from which the content of the analyte in the mixture is judged; this includes grouping the chosen component in a probe volume, making the magnetic field alternating, pre-setting its spectrum, at least, at one frequency, and recording the signal at a frequency, which is a multiple of this frequency, during the exposure of the magnetic particles to the field.
Technical result consists in the increase of signal-to-noise ratio and, hence, increase of the accuracy of measurements, sensitivity enhancement, improvement of the reliability of the data obtained, and, at the same time, lowering analysis costs owing to the reduction of the number of operations needed, time, amount and dimensions of the apparatus needed, and, besides, the development of mobile inexpensive mass test laboratories, improvement of operational flexibility of the method and the apparatus, and the extension of their application area.





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